COV-1676
20 January 1855 Damaun HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
20 January 1855
Description
INDIA, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Mostly large margins, just tied by diamond of dots cancel with violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datestamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "20-1-55" date on back of petite native cover, partial strike of Bombay Feb. 1855 cancel, cover with some edgewear and slight ink erosion, stamps faintly soiled, otherwise Fine and very rare, ex Dr. Contractor and Dr. Kornan
Auction
1301, Lot 6131, (Nov. 2023)
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor Dr. Kornan "Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Damaun
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Damaun is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 20 January 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Damaun HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6131, (Nov. 2023).